Banksy : building castles in the sky, an unauthorized exhibition / by Stefano Antonelli and Gianluca Marziani with contributions by Paola Refice, Pietro Folena, Francesca Iannelli, Chiara Canali, and Acoris Andipa.
"This exhibition is the result of an independent, interdisciplinary academic research project about the artist known as Banksy. Organizers and curators wish to inform the audience that the artist known as Banksy is not involved in this exhibition and has not provided any endorsement, support, nor artworks for this project. Artworks and objects represented have been selected by curators from private collections all over the world. This catalogue has been approved by Pest Control Office Ltd. after being submitted to it for accuracy and authenticity checks"--page 3.
Contents:
Archetypes/The time is out of joint -- Capitalist realism -- Aesthetics of realism -- Aesthetics for a realistic market -- Entry point 1: punk -- Entry point 2: New York graffiti -- Timeline -- Imaginarium -- Catalogue -- Materials -- Videos -- Banksy cultural analytics.
Summary:
A catalog of some of Banksy's works in both London and New York City with comment and interpretation.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.